Add an simple named Linux kernel blob type to binman, activated by the
"LINUX_KERNEL" make variable. No processing is done on the passed blob.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Charkov <[email protected]>
---
 Makefile                           |  1 +
 tools/binman/etype/linux_kernel.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/binman/missing-blob-help     |  5 +++++
 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5cc8276fa08..246efa2c23be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1692,6 +1692,7 @@ cmd_binman = $(srctree)/tools/binman/binman $(if 
$(BINMAN_DEBUG),-D) \
                $(if $(KEYDIR),-a keydir=$(KEYDIR)) \
                -a atf-bl1-path=${BL1} \
                -a atf-bl31-path=${BL31} \
+               -a linux-kernel-path=${LINUX_KERNEL} \
                -a tee-os-path=${TEE} \
                -a ti-dm-path=${TI_DM} \
                -a opensbi-path=${OPENSBI} \
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/linux_kernel.py 
b/tools/binman/etype/linux_kernel.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74bef0ed8247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/linux_kernel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Flipper FZCO
+#
+# Entry-type module for Linux kernel binary blob
+
+from binman.etype.blob_named_by_arg import Entry_blob_named_by_arg
+
+
+class Entry_linux_kernel(Entry_blob_named_by_arg):
+    """Linux kernel image blob
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        - linux-kernel-path: Filename of file to read into entry. This is
+            typically an uncompressed ARM64 Image.
+
+    This entry allows binman FIT templates to consume a kernel provided via
+    make variable, similar to how BL31 is passed to atf-bl31.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node, 'linux-kernel')
+        self.external = True
diff --git a/tools/binman/missing-blob-help b/tools/binman/missing-blob-help
index 27dc620bd359..c8c56e3ad9b5 100644
--- a/tools/binman/missing-blob-help
+++ b/tools/binman/missing-blob-help
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ If CONFIG_WDT_K3_RTI_LOAD_FW is enabled, a firmware image is 
needed for
 the R5F core(s) to trigger the system reset. One possible source is
 https://github.com/siemens/k3-rti-wdt.
 
+linux-kernel:
+A Linux kernel image is required to build a Falcon mode FIT image, which
+lets SPL start the OS directly instead of U-Boot proper. Build with
+LINUX_KERNEL=/path/to/Image, or disable Falcon mode image generation.
+
 opensbi:
 See the documentation for your board. The OpenSBI git repo is at
 https://github.com/riscv/opensbi.git

-- 
2.54.0

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